The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
discipline of Medicine relies os data
consolidated from various data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for evaluating the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
researcher’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
takes into account only publications and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Medicine research
Our best scientists ranking is a reliable
lineup of leading scholars from the field of
Medicine, based on a detailed
analysis of 166,880 researchers discovered
from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Medicine, as many as 68936 researchers were
analysed.
What is D-index approval threshold for Medicine
The D-index threshold for including a researcher to be
examined is placed at 70 if
the majority of of their publications are in the discipline of Medicine. The
acceptance requirements for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, proportion
of the publications made within the specific discipline
as well as the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for considering top researchers is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scholars
estimated for each area od study whilst
ensuring that the top 1% of leading researchers are
added into the ranking. We expect a proximity of
30% or less between a scientist’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification methods
Since our primary goal is to ensure that only
genuine scientists are listed in
Research.com ranking we realize that raw data are never
meant to be a complete tool to evaluate the
contributions of scholars. For that reason
we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of reliable sources. Even though it’s not a
metric contributing to a researcher’s position in
the ranking, the number of papers published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should form a
valuable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
established using each scientist’s D-index
using metrics compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the scientific community. A
detailed explanation of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our aim is to motivate scholars,
companies and politicians
worldwide to investigate where leading experts are heading
and to provide a way for the whole scientific community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Medicine
With 9062 scholars United States ranks in spot 1
globally.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scholars in United States is Harvard University with 520 scientists affiliated with it being present in the Medicine ranking. It is followed by Harvard University with 384 scientists. Ranking thirds is Harvard University with 345 scientists.
Prominent researchers featured in United States are representing University of Pennsylvania, Rockefeller University, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Columbia University Medical Center, Broad Institute.
Professor Walter C. Willett from Harvard University is highlighted as the best scholar in United States in our ranking with a D-index of 385. Ranking second in United States is Ronald C. Kessler from Harvard University with a D-index of 310. The third spot in United States is occupied by Meir J. Stampfer from Harvard University with a D-index of 304.
The average D-index for the top 5% scientists is 173 in comparison to an average of 95 for all 9062 scholars included in our ranking.
The average number of published articles in the discipline of Medicine for the top 10% of researchers in the ranking is 817 against an average of 429 for all 9062 scholars.
The average number of citations for the top 3% scholars is 168730 against an average of 41698 for all 9062 scholars.
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